February 17th, 1948

Born on February 17th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on February 17th?

February 17th, 2011

Arab Spring: Bahraini security forces killed four protesters in a pre-dawn raid at the Pearl Roundabout in Manama, while the "Day of Rage" took place in Libya with nationwide protests against Muammar Gaddafi's government.

February 17th, 1978

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army carried out a bombing of a restaurant near Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing twelve people and injuring thirty others.

February 17th, 1974

A U.S. Army soldier stole a Bell UH-1 helicopter (pictured) and landed it on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C.

February 17th, 1964

Gabonese military officers overthrew President Léon M'ba, but French forces, honouring a 1960 treaty, forcibly reinstated him two days later.

February 17th, 1959

Vanguard 2 (model pictured), the first weather satellite, was launched to measure cloud cover distribution.

February 17th, 1944

World War II: The U.S. Navy began Operation Hailstone, a massive naval air and surface attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Chuuk Lagoon in the Caroline Islands.

February 17th, 1913

The Armory Show, the first large modern-art exhibition in the United States, opened at the 69th Regiment Armory in New York City.

February 17th, 1904

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly premiered at La Scala in Milan to poor reviews, forcing him to revise the opera.

February 17th, 1894

Rudolf Diesel's first working diesel engine ran for one minute.

February 17th, 1859

Cochinchina campaign: French Navy forces captured the Citadel of Saigon, defended by 1,000 Vietnamese soldiers of the Nguyễn dynasty.

February 17th, 1838

Zulu impis massacred about 532 Voortrekkers, Khoekhoe, and Basuto near present-day Weenen, South Africa.

February 17th, 1815

The United States ratifies the Treaty of Ghent – signed in late 1814 – formally ending the War of 1812.

February 17th, 1621

Myles Standish was elected the first commander of the militia of Plymouth Colony.

February 17th, 2016

Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others.

February 17th, 2011

Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 17th

Born on February 17th, 1948

76

Valentin Ceaușescu

Romanian physicist

*February 17th, 1948, Bucharest

76

Marc Seifer

American writer

*February 17th, 1948, New York City

73

Hung Liu

Chinese-American artist (1948-2021)

*February 17th, 1948, Changchun †August 7th, 2021, Oakland

76

György Cserhalmi

Hungarian actor

*February 17th, 1948, Budapest

76

Şenal Sarıhan

Turkish lawyer and activist

*February 17th, 1948, Sivrihisar

76

Eddie Rampling

English footballer (born 1948)

*February 17th, 1948, Wigan

76

Faustino Narganes Quijano

Spanish historian

*February 17th, 1948, Traspeña de la Peña

76

Carlos Melero

Cyclist

*February 17th, 1948, Moraleja de Cuéllar

76

Anne Lonnberg

Swedish-born American actress

*February 17th, 1948, Berkeley

71

José José

Mexican singer (1948–2019)

*February 17th, 1948, Clavería †September 28th, 2019, Homestead

59

Philippe Khorsand

French actor

*February 17th, 1948, 14th arrondissement of Paris †January 29th, 2008, 10th arrondissement of Paris

76

Carlos Sayadyan

Armenian painter

*February 17th, 1948, Yerevan

76

Haydée Balza

Venezuelan actress

*February 17th, 1948, Caracas

76

Hannelore Meincke

German volleyball player

*February 17th, 1948, Cammin

76

Jim Glenn

American politician

*February 17th, 1948, Birmingham

76

Susan Beth Pfeffer

American writer

*February 17th, 1948, New York City

75

Broderick Smith

Singer

*February 17th, 1948, Hertfordshire †April 30th, 2023

76

Fulya Kantarcıoğlu

Turkish judge and jurist

*February 17th, 1948, Ankara

76

Xhezair Teliti

Albanian mathematician

*February 17th, 1948, Kavajë

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 17th?

68

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*November 30th, 1955, Copenhagen

62

Sarah Wollaston

British Liberal Democrat politician

*February 17th, 1962, Woking

41

Bao Chunlai

Chinese badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

47

Wong Choong Hann

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1977, Kuala Lumpur

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

69

Mo Yan

Chinese novelist and screenwriter

*February 17th, 1955, Gaomi

71

Pertti Karppinen

Finnish rower

*February 17th, 1953, Vehmaa

24

Freja Ravn

Danish badminton player

*February 17th, 2000, Copenhagen

83

Julia McKenzie

British actress, presenter, director, writer

*February 17th, 1941, Enfield

64

Fausto Mesolella

Italian composer

*February 17th, 1953, Caserta †March 30th, 2017, Macerata Campania

62

Lou Diamond Phillips

American film, television, and stage actor

*February 17th, 1962, Naval Base Subic Bay

40

Magnus Sahlberg

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1984, Gothenburg

96

Ásmundur Bjarnason

Icelandic sprinter

*February 17th, 1927, Húsavík †February 1st, 2024, Húsavík

69

Alan Bates

British actor

*February 17th, 1934, Allestree †December 27th, 2003, City of Westminster

63

Angela Eagle

British politician; Labour MP for Wallasey (born 1961)

*February 17th, 1961, Bridlington

26

Soh Wooi Yik

Malaysian badminton player

*February 17th, 1998, Kuala Lumpur

75

Don Scardino

American producer, director and actor

*February 17th, 1949, New York City

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

75

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Public holidays on February 17th

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Born on February 17th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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